why not take it to the panel beaters and get them to weld the holes up and then paint it, should be heaps cheaper than putting an AU tailgate on, the holes are brilliant idea because it makes my job alot easier when I put badges back on after I repair something.

maybe you should see your local ford dealer, to see if he could order some new badges for you, cause that badge looks great on the ute! now that you have debadged it, it looks like some smart A** kid has come up and stolen the FORD badge